Gearing for washing-machines



No. 887,022. PATENTED MAY 5; 1908.

' A. F. VICTOR.

GEARING FOR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.6. 1907.

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No. 887,022. PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

A. F. VICTOR.

GBARING FOR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR..6. 1907.

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GEARING FOR WASHING-MACHINES Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Application filed March 6, 1907. Serial No. 360,897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER FERDI- NAND VICTOR, a subject of the King of Sweden, and a resident of Elmira, in the county of Chemung and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gearing for Washing-Mafollowing is a clear, full, and exact description.

My invention relatesto gearing for that class of washing machines in which the clothes within the tub are stirred back and forth in the water by a rotary reciprocal stirrer-head.

The object of my invention is to operate this rotary reciprocal stirrer-head by a lever, the back and forth movement of which is greatly facilitated and assisted by the momentum of a large horizontally disposed flywheel, located under the tub of the machine out of the way, which derives motion from said lever, through themedium of simple and. com aratively inexpensive mechanical means. his I accomplish by means hereinafter fully. described, and as particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a front ele- Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section wards. Fig. 4 is a central vertical section, drawn to an enlarged scale, of the bearings for the'fiywheel beneath the tub. Figs. 5 and 6' are front and end elevations respectively of the casing for surrounding the gearing on top of the tub. Fig. 7. is a side elevation of the casing for protecting the segmental rack and pinion at the edge of the cover.

In the drawings'A represents a tub which is supported a suitable distance above the floor ylegs a, (1, preferably, four in number. The top of this tub is closed by a cover B, that corresponds in dimensions to all but a segment of the circular area inclosed by the upper edge of the tub, and by a segmental strip' a of wood or other material, which is permanently secured to the upper edges of the tub and has the cover hinged to the straight ed e thereof, substantially as shown Journaled in suitab e bearings in the screw-plate of the supporting-frame b, is a vertical stirrer-shaft (I, the axis of which alines with the axle of the tub, down into 3, Fig. 2, looking upwhich it extends a suitable distance, and is provided on its lower end with a stirrer-head D. Immediately above its bearings it is provided with a beveled pinion c, which is engaged by a bevel gear (I on the adjacent end of a drive-shaft E journaled in the standards arising from the screw-plate of the su port ing-frame b, in a transaxial plane para el to the hinged edge of the cover.

The end of the shaft E op osite shaft C extends out over the edge 0 the cover a slight distance and is provided with a spur gear F, the lower segment of whichis engaged by a segmental rack e that is secured art of a vertically disposed lever G. The ever G is fulcrumed to a stud. f projecting laterally from the screwplate 9 secured to the side of the tub near its ower edge and its lower end extends down below the tub a suitable distance, and is prov vided with a longitudinally elongated slot h,

which is engaged by the wrist-pin 'j of a crank H, which latter is secured to the adjacent end of a horizontally disposed shaft I extending under the tub.

Shaft I is journaled in suitable bearings 2 and 3 made, respectively, in the center of length of the outer stretch of a triangularframe R and in the angle of the other two stretches thereof, and its inner end extends through the last mentioned bearings and has its adjacent extremity journaled in bearings 4 in the king-post K. The lower end of this king-post is provided with basal fiangesthat are secured to cross-braces k at about their intersection, andsaid post alines with the axis of the tub. The upper end of said kingpost is reduced and made cylindrical, and the upper extremity of this cylindrical portion is seated in a socket made in the boss 5 of a screwlate secured to the center of the bottom of t e tub, as shown. A fly-wheel M is loosely 'ournaled on this u per cylindrical portion of the king-post, an it has, preferably, cast in one piece therewith, a beveled pinion N, which is engaged by a beveled gear 0 secured on shaft of frame R and bearing 5 in the king-post.

If desired I can provide ball-bearings 6 for the fly-wheel, by securing a suitable cone to the reduced upperportion of the king- 0st, and inserting a cup in the lower recesse end of the hub of the wheel. This ball bearin feature of the invention may be dispense with if desired.

between bearings 3 In order to protect the gearing connecting the stirrer-shaft C and drive-shaft E, and likewise the spur gear and rack -e of the lever G, I have so designed the supportingframe of the machine as to provide gearcasings therefor. To this end the standard. 7 of the supporting-frame, is provided with a .circular box-shaped case 8 the cylindrical guard.

sides of which are concentric with the bearmgs in said standard, and PI'OJClJ sufficiently to inclose the spur gear F, all except the lowest segment of said gear where said cylindrical sides are cut away to permit of the engagement of said gear and rack e. The edges of the cut away portion of the cylindrical sides of the case 8 are provided with lateral wings 9, 9, the curvature of which corres onds to the periphery of the segmenta rack e, which it is constructed to The beveled pinion cisinclosed by a truncated dome-shaped case, which is divided in the longitudinal plane of the drive-shaft into two parts, one,,10, being stationary and made integral or cast in one piece with'the screw-plate of the supporting-frame b and.

provided with a suitable bearing-boss 11 for the upper end of the stirrer-shaft. The

other part 12 is hinged at the rear to the sta-' eled pinion c and with the base-plate of the gagement with it again supporting-frame. The other part is attached to or cast in one piece with the hinged part 12 of the case of ,pinion c, and when bolt and nut 13 are removed it can be swung outwards with part 12 so as to expose the said pinion c and gear (1 to view and permit access thereto for repairs or otherwise.

In operation, when the lid of the tub is raised so as to permit the introduction of a sufficient quantity of washing fluid and clothes, the gear F lifts out of engagement with the segmental gear e but when the lid is lowered said gearwill readily drop into en- When closed the d is fastened by means of a haspx secured to the edge thereof opposite its lunged ed e, and by a staple driven into the side of t e tub, or is securely held down upon the tub by any other suitable locking device. The handler of thelever is then grasped and thelever worked back and forth to impart a rotary reciprocal motion to the shaft E and through at the top, recessed to ac-' carried thereby and a' disposed fly-wheel below said shaft for actuating said "flyit a rotary reciprocal motion is im arted to the stirrer-shaft G and stirrer-hear secured to the lower end of the latter within the tub,

machine, and relieves the operator of the manual effort it would be necessary for him to make in order to reverse the lever J.

What I claim as new 1s:-

1. In mechanism 'for driving a washing machine the combination with a vertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft, a trans verse rotary reciprocal shaft operatively connected thereto, and a gear on the outer extended end of said transverse shaft, of an operating lever having its pivoted end extended beyond its bearings, a horizontally disposed segmental rack carried thereby and adapted to engage the under segment of said gear, a horizontally disposed fiy-wheel, and

means operatively connecting the extended end of said lever and fly-wheel.

2. In mechanism for driving a washing machine the combination with a vertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft, a transverse rotary reciprocal shaft operatively connected thereto, and a'gear on the outer extended end of said transverse shaft, of an operating lever, a horizontally dis osed segmental rack under segment of said gear, a horizontally apted to engage the i disposed-fly-wheel, suitable bearings therefor the axis of which aline with the axis of said vertical shaft, and means operatively connecting said lever and fly-wheel;

3. In mechanism for driving a washing machine, the combination with avertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft, a transverse rotary'reciprocal shaft operatively connectedthereto, and a gear on the outer extended shaft, of an operating,

end of said transverse lever, a horizontally dis osed segmental rack carried thereby and a apted to engage the under segment of said gear, a horizontally vertical shaft, a horizontal wheel, devices operatively connecting said fly-wheel and horizontal shaft, and a crank on the outer end of said last mentioned shaft the wristin of which engages a slot in the lower end 0 said lever.

4, In mechanism for driving a washing machine, the combination with a vertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft, a transverse rotary reciprocal shaft, and a gear on the outer extended end of said transverse shaft, of an operating lever, a horizontally disposed segmental rac to engage the under segment of said gear, a horizontally dis osed fly-wheel below said vertical shaft, a liing-bolt in the upper end of carried thereby and adapted said vertical shaft above its bearings, a drivesaid pinion, a casing for said shaft, a gear thereon engaging said pinion, a casing for said gear and plnion, and a gear on the end of said drive-shaft opposite said ver tical shaft,,of an operating lever having its pivoted end extended beyond its bearings, a horizontally disposed segmental rack carried thereby and adapted to engage the under segment of said gear, a horizontally disposed fly-wheel, and means operatively connecting the extended end of said lever and fly-wheel. 6. In mechanism for driving a washing machine the combination with a suitable supporting-frame, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft journaled in bearings therein, a pinion on said vertical shaft above its bearings, a drive-shaft, a gear engaging gear and. pinion consisting of a stationary part made integral with said supporting-frame and a part hinged thereto, and a gear on the end of said driveshaft opposite said vertical shaft, of an operating lever having its pivoted end extended beyond its bearings, a horizontally disposed segmental rack carried thereby and adapted to engage the under segment of said gear,'a horizontally disposed fly-wheel, and means operatively connecting the extended end of said lever and fly-wheel.

7. In mechanism for driving a washing machine the combination with a suitable supporting frame, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft journaled in bearings in said frame, a drive-shaft for actuating the said vertical shaft and journaled in said supporting-frame, a gear on the end thereof opposite said vertical shaft and a partially circular case for said gear made integral with the adjacent bearing of the drive-shaft, of an operating lever having its pivoted end extended beyond its bearings, a horizontally disposed segmental rack carried thereby and adapted to engage the under segment of said gear, a horizontally disposed fly-wheel, and means operatively connecting the extended end of said lever and fly-wheel.

8. In mechanism for driving a washing machine the combination with a suitable supporting-frame, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft journaled in bearings in said frame, a drive-shaft for actuating the said vertical shaft and journaled in said supporting-frame, a gear on the end thereof opposite said vertical shaft, and a partially ciradapt'ed to engage supporting-frame, a

oular case for said gear made integral with the adjacent bearing of the drive-shaft and having oppositely projecting wings, of an operatinglever having its pivoted end extended beyond its bearings, a horizontally disposed segmental rack carried thereby and the under segment of said gear, a horizontally disposed fly-wheel, and means operatively connecting'the extended end of said lever and fly-wheel.

9. In mechanism for driving a washing machine the combination with a suitable vertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft journaled in bearings in said supporting-frame, a pinion on said vertical shaft above its bearings, a drive-shaft journaled in said supporting-frame, a gear engaging said pinion, a casing for said gear and pinion, a gear on the end of said driveshaft opposite said vertical shaft, and a partially circular case for the gear on the outer end of the drive-shaft which is made integral with the adjacent bearing, of an operating lever having its pivoted end extended be- "ond its bearings, a horizontally disposed segmental rack carried thereby and adapted to engage the under segment of said gear, a horizontally disposed fly-wheel, and means opcrativcly connecting the extended end of said lever and fly-wheel.

10. In mechanism for driving a washing machine the combination with a suitable supporting-fra1ne, a vertically-disposed rotary reciprocal shaft journaled in bearings in said supporting-frame, a pinion on said vertical shaft above its bearings, a drive-shaft journaled in said supporting-frame, a gear engaging said pinion, a casin for said gear and pinion, a gear on the en of said driveshaft opposite said vertical shaft, and a partially circular case for the gear on the outer end of the drive-shaft which has oppositely projecting Wings, and is made integral with the adjacent bearing, of an operating lever having its pivoted end extended beyond its bearings, a horizontally disposed segmental rack carried thereby and adapted to engage the under segment of said gear, ahorizontally disposed fly-wheel, and means operatively connecting the extended end of said lever and fly-wheel.

11. In mechanism for operating a washing machine the combination with a suitable supporting-frame, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocal shaft journaled in bearings in said supporting-frame, a pinion on said vertical shaft above its bearings, a drive shaft,

journaled in said supporting-frame, a gear engaging said pinion, a casing for said gear and pinion consisting of a stationary part made integral with said supporting-frame and a part hinged thereto, a gear on the end of said drive-shaft op osite said vertical shaft and a partially circular case for the gear on the outer end of the drive-shaft which has opp 'devices actuated by said shaft for operating said supporting-frame, a pinion on said vertical shaft above itsbearingspa drive-shaft gear, a horizontally disposed fly-wheel, and i journaled in said supporting-frame, a gear engaging said pinion, a casing for said gear and pinion consisting of a stationary part made integral with said supporting-frame ,end of which is and a part hinged thereto, a gear on the end of said drive-shaft opposite said vertical shaft and a partially circular casefor the gear on the outer end of the drive-shaft, ositely projecting wings and is made integra with the adjacent bearing, of an operating lever having its pivoted end extended beyond its bearings, a horizontally disposed segmental rack carried thereby and adapted to engage the under segment of said means operatively connecting the extended end of said lever and fly-wheel.

13. In mechanism for driving a washing machine,;a suitable supporting medium, legs supporting the same, 'a horizontal shaft one 1 end of which is journaled centrally under 1 said supporting medium, a triangular frame 5 two of whose angles are secured to said legs and which between said last mentioned angles and at its remaining angle is )ro'vided with bearings for'saidshaft, and a y-wheel,

said fly-wheel, in combination with means .for actuating said shaft.

14. In mechanism for driving/a washing machine a suitable supporting'nredium. leg-s supporting the same, a horizontal shaft one said supporting medium, a triangular frame two of whose angles are secured to said legs and which between said last mentioned angles, and at its remaining angle is rovided with bearings for said shaft, and a orizontally disposed fiy-wheel below said supporting medium, and. devices-actuated by said shaft for operating said fiy-wheel, in combination with means for actuating said shaft.

15. In mechanism for driving a washing journaled centrally under machine, a suitahle'supporting medium, legs supporting the same, cross-braces connectlng said legs,:a horizontal shaft,.'a king-post supported by said cross-braces, and having itsupper end connected to the bottom of said supporting medium, a horizontal shaft one end of which is journaled in suitable bearings in said king-post, a triangular frafne two of whose angles are secured to said legs, and which between said last mentioned an gles and'its third angle is provided with bearings for said shaft, and a horizontally disposed fly-wheel journaledon theupper end of said king-post, and devices actuated by said shaftfor operating said fly-wheel, in

combination with means for actuating said shaft.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of February, A. n, 1907. a,

ALEXANDER FERDINAND VICTOR. [11.8.]

VYitnesses:

FRANK D. TnoMAsoN, E. K. I-JUNDY. 

